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NSF PA/M 01-20 - May 18, 2001

NSF Director Keynotes Fifth National Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education

National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Rita Colwell will deliver the keynote address at the fifth annual National Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education (NCISSE) at George Mason University's Fairfax, Va. campus on May 22 at 8:30 a.m.

The four-day colloquium, May 21-24, brings together government, industrial and academic representatives to address information security and infrastructure issues facing the U.S., as called for in a 1998 Presidential directive that made information and communications infrastructure protection and security a national priority.

During her remarks, Colwell will announce new Scholarships for Service Awards that are designed to address the need to develop nationwide a young cadre of information security and assurance professionals for the public and private sectors.

Who:	Rita Colwell, Director, National Science Foundation
What:	Keynote Address National Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education
When:	8:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 22, 2001
Where:	Johnson Hall, George Mason University, Fairfax Campus (I-66 to East on Virginia 123, left on University Drive, then right on George Mason Blvd. to Johnson Hall)

For more information contact:
Bill Noxon (703) 292-8070/wnoxon@nsf.gov

Also see: http://www.ncisse.org and http://www.ncisse.org/Conference 2001/agenda.htm

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